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Monday, July 24, 2006

Cliffy-a-gogo

A supermarionation of Cliff Richard as seen in the Thunderbirds movie, Thunderbirds are Go (or as I refer to it ZeroX).

Cliff really is a "Shooting Star" in this clip!!

My favourite song from the the Thunderbirds series is "Dangerous Games" played by The Shadows (yes the real ones). Lady Penelope is a 'talk singer' undercover as a brunette performer. It's also from my favourite episode "The Cham Cham" - it has everything, exclusive ski resort in the Alps, downed jets, secret codes, cable car sabotage, a narrow escape by Parker using an umbrella, and a hint of romance.

6 comments:

JL, I haven't seen all of them so I still have some treats to look forward to. I'll have to see if I can find them. Who's your favourite Thunderbird? I like Lady Penelope, Brains, and Parker the best. I always felt sorry for Gordon though, not too much call for thunderbird 4.

Hank's there, with the glasses...but maybe they had an extra head of Hank's spare?lol

I never saw them as a child. I came across them while at uni in a 5am time slot. I used to watch them when I came home from all night dancing. I became fascinated by the aesthetic and the careful attention to detail. I'll post a bit later on it. Might do some refresher research too:)

I thought John had the toughest deal as he seemed to be stuck in the Thunderbird 5 space station most of the time. Though they were supposed to take it in turn, I don't think they were counting down on the ground.

Thunderbird 3 was my favourite, which didn't get seen too often.

Brains was always a favourite.

By the way, I heard recently that Scott Tracey was modelled on Sean Connery.